33 Garston Lane, Kenley CR8 5BA: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A semi-detached house of 96 m², rated EPC D. It last sold for £430,000 in Dec 2020. The Resi IQ estimate today is £510,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £430,000 in 2020; our estimate today is £510,000, up 19% (3.0% a year), behind the 5.7% a year typical on Garston Lane.
- What we found
- Last sold £430,000 in Dec 2020, up 51% since 2014 (6.7% a year).
- Estimate today £510,000, higher than 100% of house sales on the street since 2019.
- 96 m² against a street median of 96.5 m²; estimated £5,313/m².
- EPC D; 13% of homes on the street are C or better.
- 760 m to Kenley station (about 12 min walk).
33 Garston Lane, Kenley CR8 5BA: a semi-detached
33 Garston Lane is a semi-detached house in Kenley, London Borough of Croydon. It has an internal floor area of 96 m² and 5 habitable rooms according to its energy certificate, smaller than the typical 96.5 m² home on Garston Lane. The postcode is CR8 5BA, in Kenley ward and the Croydon South constituency.
The sales record goes back to 2014, when the home changed hands for £285,000. It sold again in 2020 for £430,000, a rise of 51% overall, or 6.7% a year. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £510,000 implies a 19% change since the last sale, which would put the home at the 100th percentile of recent house sales on the street. Treat it as a figure to test against comparable sales rather than a price.
The energy certificate rates the home EPC band D and was lodged 1 Jul 2014. Across Garston Lane, 13% of rated homes reach band C or better. Kenley station is 760 m from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Victoria is 58 minutes.
33 Garston Lane value: estimated at £510,000, near the top of the street's price range
This home against every recorded sale on Garston Lane.
Sale history
| 17 Dec 2020 | Semi-detached house | £430,000 |
| 29 Jul 2014 | Semi-detached house | £285,000 |
Estimate range
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£480,000 to £541,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
Where 33 Garston Lane sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for 33 Garston Lane
What it would take to reach EPC C, and what solar could do for this roof.
Typical routes to EPC C
This home is rated EPC D. These are the measures that usually close the gap for a typical home.
| Improvement | Typical cost | Saves a year |
|---|---|---|
| Loft insulation to 270 mm | £900–£1,500 | £110–£170 |
| Cavity wall insulation | £1,500–£3,500 | £190–£300 |
| Low-energy lighting throughout | £100–£250 | £30–£60 |
| Air-source heat pump | £7,000–£13,000 | £0–£250 |
| Solar panels (4 kWp) | £5,000–£7,000 | £300–£600 |
Indicative UK ranges from Energy Saving Trust guidance; get quotes before you commit. The certificate for this address lists its own recommended measures on the government EPC register.
Residential rates in England from April 2025. Check gov.uk before relying on this.
Repayment mortgage, illustrative. The rate is an example; check a lender’s current rate before relying on it.
1002 kWh per kWp a year from PVGIS at this location (35° pitch, south-facing, 14% losses). Costs and prices are typical assumptions you can edit.
The building at 33 Garston Lane: size, age and energy rating
- Type
- Semi-detached house
- Floor area
- 96 m² (street median 96.5 m²)
- Habitable rooms
- 5
- EPC rating
- D
- UPRN
- 100020634984
Similar homes that sold near 33 Garston Lane
Semi-detached homes on the street within 12 m² of this one, sold since 2019.
| Address | Size | EPC | Sold | Price | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Garston Lane | 95 m² | D | 12 Jan 2026 | £445,000 | £4,684 |
| 38 Garston Lane | 95 m² | D | 29 Aug 2025 | £460,000 | £4,842 |
| 39 Garston Lane | 97 m² | E | 31 Jul 2023 | £423,000 | £4,361 |
| 37 Garston Lane | 96 m² | D | 30 Jun 2021 | £385,000 | £4,010 |
| 34 Garston Lane | 98 m² | D | 5 Jul 2019 | £370,000 | £3,776 |
Who lives near 33 Garston Lane: 66% of homes are owner-occupied and 48% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Croydon 042A: 1,835 residents in 752 households around 33 Garston Lane. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1519%
- 15 to 249%
- 25 to 4426%
- 45 to 6429%
- 65 and over17%
Household type
- One person24%
- Couple, no children17%
- Family with children32%
- Other27%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright29%
- Mortgage or shared39%
- Private rented15%
- Social rented17%
Cars and vans per household
- No car15%
- 1 car49%
- 2 cars26%
- 3 or more10%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (939 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good86%
- Fair10%
- Bad or very bad4%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above44%
- A level or equivalent15%
- GCSE level24%
- None10%
Schools near 33 Garston Lane: 9 within 1.8 km, 6 primary, with their latest Ofsted grades
Distances from the Department for Education register, with the latest Ofsted outcome for each school.
| School | Phase | Latest Ofsted | Distance | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riddlesdown Collegiate Academy converter · ages 11-19 | Secondary | Outstanding Graded inspection, May 2023 | 420 m 7 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Harris Primary Academy Kenley Academy sponsor led · ages 3-11 | Primary | No overall grade Quality of education: Outstanding (Jul 2025) | 860 m 14 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Kenley Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jul 2024 | 900 m 15 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Atwood Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Dec 2023 | 1.3 km 22 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| The Hayes Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Jul 2023 | 1.4 km 22 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Abingdon House School Purley Other independent special school · ages 10-17 | Special | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 1.5 km 24 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Gresham Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Nov 2023 | 1.5 km 25 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Warlingham School Academy converter · ages 11-18 | Secondary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Jan 2023 | 1.7 km 28 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| New Valley Primary School Academy sponsor led · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2023 | 1.8 km 29 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
Ofsted replaced its single-word judgements with report cards for inspections from November 2025, so each school shows its most recent grade on the older scale until it is re-inspected. Distances are straight-line and are not catchment areas; check the council for admissions rules.
Commuting from 33 Garston Lane: 58 minutes to Victoria by train
Fastest door-to-door journey arriving by 08:30 on a weekday, from the TfL journey planner, including the walk to the station.
33 Garston Lane to central London
| Victoria | 58 min | walk 13 min → train 4 min → train 25 min |
| Blackfriars | 65 min | walk 13 min → train 4 min → train 28 min |
Stations near 33 Garston Lane
| Kenley | 760 m | about 12 min walk |
| Riddlesdown | 1360 m | about 22 min walk |
| Whyteleafe | 1510 m | about 24 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near 33 Garston Lane
8 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 407 434 439. Nearest stop: Garston Lane, 137 m away.
Shops, doctors and services near 33 Garston Lane: supermarket, GP, pharmacy, library, and 6 EV charging sites within 6 km
Nearest of each kind, from OpenStreetMap, measured in a straight line from the postcode.
| Service | Nearest | Distance | Within 2 km |
|---|---|---|---|
| GP surgery | The Moorings Surgery | 560 m | 9 |
| Pharmacy | Riddlesdown Pharmacy | 1.2 km | 15 |
| Dentist | Sanderstead Hill Dental Surgery | 1.8 km | 17 |
| Supermarket | Waitrose | 1.6 km | 7 |
| Library | Sanderstead Library | 2.0 km | 5 |
| Post office | Riddlesdown Post Office | 1.2 km | 8 |
| Park or green space | Riddlesdown | 250 m | 37 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 2.5 km | 1 |
Electric vehicle charging near 33 Garston Lane
627 public charging devices in Croydon (140 rapid, 50 kW or more), or 153 per 100,000 people. That ranks 129 of 318 local authorities in Great Britain (median 137), as at 1 July 2026.
6 mapped sites within 6 km, nearest first
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 320 m |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 640 m |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 1.1 km |
| BP Pulse | 2 bays | 1.3 km |
| Shell Recharge | 1 bay | 1.5 km |
Show 1 more sites
| Public charge point | 2.5 km |
Authority counts: Department for Transport, public charging device statistics. Site locations are community-mapped in OpenStreetMap, so newer sites can be missing.
Who represents 33 Garston Lane: MP and councillors
Air quality and noise near 33 Garston Lane: NO₂ 9.9 µg/m³, inside the UK legal limit and within the WHO guideline
Modelled annual averages for the 1 km square around this location, from Defra's 2023 background maps. Readings beside busy roads are higher.
| Pollutant | This square | WHO guideline | UK legal limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) | 9.9 | 10 | 40 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean. The area sits inside the Croydon air quality management area.
- Height above sea level
- 102 m
- Air quality management area
- Yes
Defra noise maps cover major roads and railways only (above 55 dB), so "no contour" does not mean silent. Height from the Copernicus 90 m elevation model via Open-Meteo.
Crime and policing near 33 Garston Lane
Crime and policing near 33 Garston Lane
849 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of 33 Garston Lane
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 464, earlier 6 months: 385.
Police-recorded incidents mapped to the nearest street within roughly a mile, so a road near the town centre shows more shoplifting and anti-social behaviour than a quiet cul-de-sac nearby. Counts show what was reported, not how safe any home is.
Food and drink near 33 Garston Lane
55 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 35 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Riddlesdown Collegiate (308 m, rated 5); Abbey Wood Grange Day Nursery (542 m, rated 5); Morley's Fried Chicken (664 m, rated 4); Kenley Wine Merchant (664 m, rated 4).
Planning designations around 33 Garston Lane
- Conservation area
- No
- Green belt
- No
- Listed building on plot
- No
- Air quality management area
- Yes (Croydon AQMA)
- Ward
- Kenley
- Planning authority
- Croydon LPA
The Croydon market: average price £393,714, down 2.2% in a year
HM Land Registry UK House Price Index for Croydon, 2026-06. A mix-adjusted average, so it can differ from the median sale price of one road.
| Type | Authority average |
|---|---|
| Detached | £844,553 |
| Semi-detached | £540,526 |
| Terraced | £399,833 |
| Flat or maisonette | £256,496 |
This street: houses sold for a median of £430,000 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £393,714 across all home types, so a house here sells for 9% more than the authority average.
Photos of 33 Garston Lane and the streets around it
Openly licensed photos taken close to this location on Wikimedia Commons. They show the surroundings, not necessarily this exact address.
Council tax at 33 Garston Lane: Band D is £2,600 a year in Croydon, up 4.8% on last year
Charge for 2026 to 2027, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
The average Band D council tax in Croydon is £2,600 for 2026 to 2027, £208 above the England average of £2,392. That ranks Croydon 36th highest of 296 billing authorities, and the charge rose from £2,480 last year. Next door in Reigate and Banstead, Band D is £2,567, £33 less than in Croydon, so which side of a council boundary a home sits on changes the bill by about £33 a year at Band D.
Your own bill depends on your property's band. In England bands are set from the home's estimated value on 1 April 1991, so a Band C home pays eight ninths of the Band D charge and a Band F home thirteen ninths. The figures below are the charge for each band in Croydon, before any discount or reduction, and they include the county or borough, police, fire and any parish or GLA precepts averaged across the authority.
| Band | Per year | Per month (12 payments) |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,733 | £144 |
| Band B | £2,022 | £169 |
| Band C | £2,311 | £193 |
| Band D | £2,600 | £217 |
| Band E | £3,178 | £265 |
| Band F | £3,755 | £313 |
| Band G | £4,333 | £361 |
| Band H | £5,200 | £433 |
You can check or challenge a home's band on the GOV.UK "Find your Council Tax band" service.
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33 Garston Lane, Kenley: questions people ask
What is the EPC rating of 33 Garston Lane?
33 Garston Lane has an EPC rating of band D, with a recorded internal floor area of 96 square metres. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did 33 Garston Lane last sell for?
33 Garston Lane last sold for £430,000 on 17 Dec 2020, up 51% on its 29 Jul 2014 price of £285,000.
What is the estimated value of 33 Garston Lane?
An automated estimate puts 33 Garston Lane at £510,000, in a range of £480,000 to £541,000. It is a model estimate from Resi IQ, not a valuation, so compare it with recent sales on the street.
What council tax band is 33 Garston Lane?
The band is held by the Valuation Office Agency, which you can look up on GOV.UK. For reference, Band D council tax in Croydon is £2,600 for 2026 to 2027, against an England average of £2,392.
Answers use data checked monthly. Sources are named in each answer.